Incident #991093
Ottosen, Humboldt Cty, Iowa
Jul 1978
Account
Mrs. Jan Jenkins, a friend, Pat Young, and perhaps another friend, saw a creature like the one described by her daughter Donnette (1092) come out from behind a building. The Register says Mrs. Henkins and Young also saw the creature the following night near Young's house when they went to see why dogs were barking.
When
- Observation Date
- JUL 27 1978
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1978
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- before 10 p.m.
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Iowa
- County
- Humboldt Cty
- Nearest Town
- Ottosen
- Latitude
- 4254
- Longitude
- 9423
What was seen
- Individuals
- one small
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- urban
- Near or/at
- occupied building
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Female
Source
- Source
- Mark Hall in Minnesota Archaeologist, Feb 1979, giving newspaper sources, and Des Moines Sunday Register, Sep 25, 1978, both quoting Mrs. Jan Henkins, of Ottosen, IA.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 5 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- disappearedý
- Movement re observer
- towards observer
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- outside on footý